The Lure of the Apocalypse: Ecology, Ethics, and the End of the World
What should we make of the apocalyptic tone taken up by politicians, journalists, scientists, and activists? Some environmental thinkers such as Michael Shellenberger contend that alarming rhetoric distracts us from the technological and governance challenges presented by climate change. In the arti...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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2021
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Studies in Christian ethics
Год: 2021, Том: 34, Выпуск: 4, Страницы: 482-497 |
| Индексация IxTheo: | CG Христианство и политика NBQ Эсхатология NCG Экологическая этика; этика мироздания |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
End of the world
B Environmentalism B Climate Change B Apocalypse B Ecology B Political Theology |
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| Итог: | What should we make of the apocalyptic tone taken up by politicians, journalists, scientists, and activists? Some environmental thinkers such as Michael Shellenberger contend that alarming rhetoric distracts us from the technological and governance challenges presented by climate change. In the article, it is argued that retrieving a practical apocalyptic political theology from the Christian tradition can both clarify conceptual contradictions within this discourse as well as offer a practical orientation toward living within ecological endings. Amid the cascade of environmental crises we are living through, apocalyptic practices of renunciation of the world offer a guide and discipline for living in the end. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/09539468211031352 |